Meanings
nounouanga (plural ouangas)
plural ouangas
- A voodoo talisman that houses a spirit.
'Yes,' she said quietly. 'It's an ouanga, a Voodoo fetish. It's the invocation to the Drum Witch. It's used by the Ashanti tribe in Africa when they want to kill someone. They use something like it in Haiti.'
1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 128
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